Probable Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced Myopericarditis: First Case Reported by Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Muhammad Sarfraz Nawaz, Ahmed S. Abuzaid, Smrithy Upadhyay, Pallavi Bellamkonda, Aryan N. Mooss

“…We hypothesize that this myopericarditis could be due to HCTZ allergic reaction after all other common etiologies have been ruled out. There is a scarcity of the literature regarding HCTZ as an etiology for pericardial disease, with only one case reported as presumed hydrochlorothiazide-induced pericardial effusion. …”
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Quantum Circuit for Imputation of Missing Data by Claudio Sanavio, Simone Tibaldi, Edoardo Tignone, Elisa Ercolessi

“…The imputation of missing data is a common procedure in data analysis that consists in predicting missing values of incomplete data points. …”
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Probiotics-Containing Mucoadhesive Gel for Targeting the Dysbiosis Associated with Periodontal Diseases by Giuseppe Giannini, Irene Ragusa, Giulia Nerina Nardone, Sara Soldi, Marina Elli, Piera Valenti, Luigi Rosa, Emanuele Marra, Daniela Stoppoloni, Emilio Merlo Pich

“…Objective. Periodontitis is a common disorder that leads to the loss of both tooth and personal well-being, contributing to worsen the risk for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Influence of Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea Differs by the Isolated Organism by Archana B. Patel, Michael J. Dibley, Manju Mamtani, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni

“…We aimed to assess whether zinc supplementation would be equally effective against all the common organisms associated with acute diarrheas. …”
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Iodine Levels in Pregnant Women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Seyma Banu Arslanca, Vakkas korkmaz, Tufan Arslanca, Figen Besyaprak, Adil Barut

“… Objective: Iodine deficiency is a commonly seen problem and associated with pregnancy complications. …”
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Comparison of the safety of esophagojejunal overlap and π-shaped anastomosis in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy by Tongkun Song, Maoxing Liu, Kai Xu, Jiadi Xing, Kechen Guo, Xinyu Qi, Pin Gao, Fei Tan, Zhendan Yao, Nan Zhang, Hong Yang, Chenghai Zhang, Ming Cui, Xiangqian Su

“…Overlap anastomosis and π-shaped anastomosis are the two most commonly used anastomosis methods in total laparoscopic surgery; however, their safety and suitability for the population are still unclear. …”
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A Challenge for Diagnosing Acute Liver Injury with Concomitant/Sequential Exposure to Multiple Drugs: Can Causality Assessment Scales Be Utilized to Identify the Offending Drug? by Roxanne Lim, Hassan Choudry, Kim Conner, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…Drug-induced hepatotoxicity most commonly manifests as an acute hepatitis syndrome and remains the leading cause of drug-induced death/mortality and the primary reason for withdrawal of drugs from the pharmaceutical market. …”
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The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements by Barrie Dams, Binling Chen, Binling Chen, Yusuf Furkan Kaya, Yusuf Furkan Kaya, Paul Shepherd, Mirko Kovac, Mirko Kovac, Mirko Kovac, Richard J. Ball

“…This review paper presents the state of the art of ground-based AM systems in construction, focusing comprehensively on developments in the material aspect towards using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as “drones”. AM itself is introduced, and an overview of the history of AM is provided. …”
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Land system changes of terrestrial tipping elements on Earth under global climate pledges: 2000–2100 by Jiaying Lv, Yifan Gao, Changqing Song, Li Chen, Sijing Ye, Peichao Gao

“…The dataset illustrates potential land system changes under global climate pledges, contrasting with common SSP and RCP scenarios. Our simulations demonstrate high accuracy, offering valuable insights into tipping elements and the assessment of the impacts of global climate pledges on Earth.…”
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Transcriptome-Based Analysis of Dof Family Transcription Factors and Their Responses to Abiotic Stress in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) by Hui Li, Wei Huang, Zhi-Wei Liu, Yong-Xin Wang, Jing Zhuang

“…In this study, a total of 29 putative Dof TFs were identified based on transcriptome of tea plant, and the conserved domains and common motifs of these CsDof TFs were predicted and analyzed. …”
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Shigellosis Caused by CTX-M Type ESBL Producing Shigella flexneri in Two Siblings of Rural Nepal: First Case Report from the Country by Narayan Prasad Parajuli, Govardhan Joshi, Bashu Dev Pardhe, Jyotsna Shakya, Anjeela Bhetwal, Shreena Shakya, Roshan Pandit, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Puspa Raj Khanal

“…However, emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) strains of Shigella spp. over the last two decades has restricted the use of common therapeutic antimicrobials. In MDR strains, the third-generation cephalosporins have been used for the treatment, but, unfortunately, emerging reports of enzyme mediated β-lactam resistance among Shigella isolates from various parts of the world have greatly compromised the therapy of pediatric dysentery. …”
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Nail Biting as a Cause of Appendicitis by Michael Pagacz, Philip Bao, Juan Carlos Alvarez Moreno, Lydia Howard

“…Ingestion of a foreign body is commonly encountered in clinical practice, but most cause no complications, passing spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Oxidative stress induced protein aggregation via GGCT produced pyroglutamic acid in drug resistant glioblastoma by Deanna Tiek, Xiao Song, Xiaozhou Yu, Runxin Wu, Rebeca Iglesia, Alicia Catezone, Katy McCortney, Jordain Walshon, Craig Horbinski, Pouya Jamshidi, Rudolph Castellani, Robert Vassar, Jason Miska, Bo Hu, Shi-Yuan Cheng

“…Gamma (γ)-glutamylcyclotranserase (GGCT), an enzyme in the γ-glutamyl cycle for glutathione production, located on chromosome 7 which is commonly amplified in GBM is also increased upon resistance. …”
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Frequency of use of the digital services in the library of the university polyclinic “Central Electronuclear” by María de los Reyes González Ramos, María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias, Domingo Pérez Valladares, Martha Vázquez Villavicencio

“…<strong><br />Results</strong>: the category of users who mostly use the digital services proved to be the professionals with 50%. The most commonly used digital services are the health intranet and the e-mail, with 97, 9 and 96%, 5%, in that order. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Attenuated Plaques Detected by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes by Takashi Kubo, Yoshiki Matsuo, Yasushi Ino, Takashi Tanimoto, Kohei Ishibashi, Kenichi Komukai, Hironori Kitabata, Atsushi Tanaka, Keizo Kimura, Toshio Imanishi, Takashi Akasaka

“…Recent intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies have demonstrated that hypoechoic plaque with deep ultrasound attenuation despite absence of bright calcium is common in acute coronary syndrome. Such “attenuated plaque” may be an IVUS characteristic of unstable lesion. …”
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Investigation and Improvement of Stall Characteristic of High-Lift Configuration without Slats by Zhao Yang, Jie Li, Jing Jin, Heng Zhang, Youxu Jiang

“…Focusing on the low-speed stall and poststall conditions, we investigated the aerodynamic characteristics and flow mechanism of high-lift configuration without slats using an improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) model which is validated by numerical simulations of the Common Research Model (CRM). Based on the analysis of the calculated results, conclusion can be made that the stall behavior of the configurations is directly related to the onset and evaluation of flow separation on the suction side. …”
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Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Based on Hepatic Hemodynamics for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Satoru Murata, Takahiko Mine, Tatsuo Ueda, Ken Nakazawa, Shiro Onozawa, Daisuke Yasui, Shin-ichiro Kumita

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. …”
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Moss-pathogen interactions: a review of the current status and future opportunities by Huan Zhang, Huan Zhang, Qilin Yang, Qilin Yang, Leyi Wang, Leyi Wang, Huawei Liu, Huawei Liu, Daoyuan Zhang, Daoyuan Zhang, Cheng-Guo Duan, Xiaoshuang Li, Xiaoshuang Li

“…While sharing the fundamental innate immune systems common to all land plants, mosses have evolved distinct chemical and physical defense mechanisms. …”
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AT1 Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in relation to Postprandial Lipemia by B. Klop, T. M. van den Berg, A. P. Rietveld, J. Chaves, J. T. Real, J. F. Ascaso, R. Carmena, J. W. F. Elte, Manuel Castro Cabezas

“…We explored the effect of the common A1166C and C573T polymorphisms of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) gene on postprandial lipemia. …”
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Long-Term Results of Reconstruction with Pelvic Allografts after Wide Resection of Pelvic Sarcomas by Mehmet Ayvaz, Senol Bekmez, M. Ugur Mermerkaya, Omur Caglar, Emre Acaroglu, A. Mazhar Tokgozoglu

“…Infection (four of the nine patients) and allograft resorption (three of the nine patients) were the most common causes of failure. The cumulative survival of the patients was 66.7 percent at 70 months. …”
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